After all, the state chief Emmanuel Macron is, if in the sparsely populated Stade de France to around four months, Corona-forced break in French football again, the Ball is rolling. After the controversial demolition of the championship, the French Cup final between Champions Paris Saint-Germain and AS Saint-Etienne on Friday (21.10) represents a spectacular new beginning. For PSG Coach Thomas Tuchel it is the prelude to a hot football summer, three trophies (Cup, League Cup and Champions League) has to be the star of the ensemble is still in the visor.
The gradual return to normal life awakens in the French football world, many hopes. However, the Corona-crisis is not yet over for a long time: There are strict health regulations apply, to the stadium, a maximum of 5000 Fans are allowed to watch. And yet, the game in Saint-Denis, near Paris, according to the French Federation President, Noël Le Graët a high symbolic value. “The message is positive,” he told the daily newspaper “Le Parisien”.
at the same time, the powerful soccer official in the encounter paradox. “Our Championships were final from the 30. April stopped. But we are still the only country in Western Europe, which now receives on the occasion of the finals for the two national trophies back to the audience,“ he said with a view to the Cup final and the League Cup final on the 31. July between PSG and Olympique Lyon. “It’s a start.”
